Psalm Prayer

God, our Creator, how wonderfully you made man. You transformed dust into your own image and gave it a share in your own nature; yet you are more wonderful in pardoning the man who had rebelled against you. Grant that where sin has abounded, grace may more abound, so that we can become holier through forgiveness and be more grateful to you.

from The Liturgy of the Hours

Links of Interest

UNIVERSALIS
ordo for use with the
Liturgy of the Hours

Photographs of River Walk
& HemisFair Park
Tony's photos
of the river and park

The Sarita Society
helping those
who need a hand

Bible Broadcasting
Network

The Rudolf Steiner Archive
very deep – very profound

Words of Jesus on the Cross
Meditation & Beads

"Go Tell the Bishop!"
about the Kenedy Foundation

The Angels House Story
how it all began

Laredo: Love & Money
one of Tony's love stories

Resource Links

Pro Publica
journalism
in the public interest

Talking Points Memo

Politico

BBC World News

Vatican Information Service

The United Nations
and
UNICEF

C-SPAN News

San Antonio Express-News

NY Times'
Associated Press Wire

C-SPAN

Who is Tony Hearn?

Born in Houston, Texas, on December 27, 1934, Tony was educated in public schools there and subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. During the '60s, he was a journalist for several newspapers in the mid-Hudson River region of New York State, in northwestern Connecticut, and later in southern Texas. He taught at Alvin Community College near Houston and then at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos in the '70s. In the '80s Tony created and operated the Angels House soup kitchen and the Scrub Club street ministry in downtown Austin. He was known as Brother "Tough Love" Tony for his methods of requiring a quid pro quo for his aid to Austin's homeless population. In the early '90s Tony returned to the University of Texas at Austin to gain credentials to become a certified high school history and journalism teacher. He then taught in South Texas ending his career in journalism and education in Laredo in 2002. In the late '50s, Tony was known as Brother John, OHC while he was a member of a monastic community in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York State. (See some of Tony's Memories and More.) He also studied theology and sacred scripture at Oblate seminary in San Antonio in the '80s. For a short but intense interval in his life in the early '90s, he was a co-worker at the Fellowship Community, an initiative in Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophical Society, in Spring Valley, New York. Tony also found time to attend the Mexican-American Cultural Center (MACC) in San Antonio to study Spanish. Today, Tony lives at the Granada retirement community on the river walk in downtown San Antonio. He continues to conduct a ministry of contemplative intercessors and the Scrub Club Fellowship.

Here are some photographs of My Life for what they're worth. Some are sad; some are happier. Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa!

Email to Tony Hearn

For information about what goes on along the San Antonio River Walk, here's a link to the Paseo del Rio Association. The association "recognizes the River Walk as a key element of the city's character, its visitor industry and its economy."

About Being Roman Catholic

I am a Roman Catholic since 1961 when I converted from Anglicanism. I was received into the Church by a Jesuit priest. I accept the teachings of the Magisterium and the pastoral authority of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. If I have ever unwittingly departed from this, I repent. I have publicly disagreed with certain behaviors of individual priests and prelates (we are all unworthy servants), but I love the Church, and I pray to the Blessed Trinity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - to keep the Church holy. I pray also to the Blessed Virgin Mary who watches over those who follow her son, that we nurture one another, especially those who need material and spiritual help. I encourage all to join in this belief and prayer.